The Official Venmo Blog

May 14, 2015 · by Dasmer Singh, iOS Engineer

Venmo payment notes are more than just a memo for transaction history. They provide a social way to make and request payments in the news feed, and users often write clever and witty messages to express their reason for payment.

With close to a quarter of all Venmo notes using an emoji, we wanted to take a look at how we could make using an emoji easier and more fun for our users. That's why today, we are releasing the Emoji Autocomplete feature in the Venmo iOS app! Simply tap on the emoji button, type the name of the emoji you’re looking for, and select it from the list. Emoji are also suggested as you type a payment note.

For example if you type “pizza”, you will be given the option to use a:

instead, or if you type “rent”, you will be given the option to use the emoji combination:

Of course, if you ever want to turn emoji suggestions off, you can always flip the switch in Settings.

Emoji Autocomplete is available today in the App Store. We hope that you love the feature as much as we do. As always we love getting user feedback — whether good or bad, so let us know what you think!